Musculoskeletal knee injury Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Sponsors
University Medical Center Würzburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Active male or female handball player in any of the German-speaking handball leagues with at least one competitive match during the interventional season 2022/23 2. Aged 14 years or older
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to understand German 2. No signed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of new acute severe knee injuries sustained per 1000 h of handball throughout the intervention season, such as intraarticular fracture, patella dislocation, rupture of the collateral or cruciate ligament, meniscus tear, cartilage injury or any injury resulting in absence from training session or match for more than 28 days. Measured by online questionnaires and personal contact of the study team with the handball teams. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Injury mechanism of knee injuries (contact, indirect contact, non-contact) throughout the intervention season, measured by online questionnaires and personal contact of the study team with the handball teams 2. Prevalence of overuse knee injury throughout the intervention season, measured by online questionnaires and personal contact of the study team with the handball teams | — |
Countries
Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed